pizza party at the principal's office

cognitive tools

whenever I think of really poorly cut pizzas, I'll think of the two pizzas cut into 24 slivers

I got invited to the principals office because I had one of the highest AR scores in reading, so whenever I think of how much I love to read, I think "I love it enough to get sent to the principals office"

declarative memory

episodic

Episodic memory involves recalling specific personal events and experiences, such as your own memories of past events like birthday parties, school outings, or, in this case, a pizza party in the 3rd grade.

reconstruction or reconsolidation errors

It was over 12 years ago, so I'm sure that I forgot since the memory is so faded

I've been to several pizza parties since then, so I get them all mixed in

sensory connections

the smell of A&W root beer and stale pizza

the sound that my principal made when pronouncing her R's

the taste of bad pizza that looks like cardboard

other random fragments

there was this kid in my grade at this party that stood on the chair and bellowed "pizza time!" at the loudest decibel I've ever heard. So whenever I get pizza, me and my friends still chant it.

the slivers of pizza slices was so funny that I still think about it